# Dherua Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dherua

Dherua is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,119 people in 431 households**, the 23rd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,119people (2011)
- 431households
- 68.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dherua

Of every 100 households in Dherua in 2011, 43 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dherua · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**68%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****90%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dherua?

■ Dherua · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116**

**968

Working population ****39.3%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 323 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (8%) · **■** Marginal 214 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Midnapore

- Chherua2,386 people
- Khayerrulyachak Phulpahari2,342 people
- Bishra2,234 people
- Hosenabad2,201 people
- Birsinghapur2,073 people
- Nayagram2,063 people
- Pachra1,813 people
- Dakshin Amchhatagolapi Chak1,808 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dherua?2,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dherua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dherua?68.9% (Census 2011)